The Ohio Pork Council, a trade group for the state's pork producers, is sponsoring the vending wonder and received bacon donations from the biggest names in pork belly: Smithfield, Hormel and Sugardale. There are strips and bacon bits (each $1) in the machine, which will be stocked by students in Ohio State's meat science program, which will receive the proceeds of the vending machine sales.

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